During my executive coaching days, I helped clients pick outcomes that mattered most by leveraging high-performer research. Would it surprise you to learn that high performers are made, not born? If so, wouldn't it make sense to build capability where it matters most?

Let's step back for a moment. High Performer? What are we talking about?

High Performer Defined

Some employees consistently accomplish more than others. They solve harder problems. They become the people others depend on. They...

There's a particular flavor of outrage that shows up in expat groups around the world, and it goes something like this: "I am NOT an immigrant. I'm an expat." Forty replies later, several people threaten to leave the group. Seriously?

You lose your power when you allow labels to trigger you.

I found this out the hard way when I landed in Peru and heard the label "gringo" used as a smear. And they said it with intense derision. Griiiiigo. Don't call me that!

Words contain energy. High-demand...

Post-religion, I was a kid in a candy store, not sure what to believe and open to everything. Study with the UU's? Worship with the evangelicals? Meditate with the Buddhists? I did it all.

Having spent most of my life inside of a high-demand religion (Mormonism) and later the evangelical side of Christianity, I was open to everything and all. I'm sharing this post to highlight what helped me most.

Enter Bob Monroe's Gateway program.

In the 1970s, a radio executive named Robert Monroe started...